Strange Coins and Currency of the World

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20 Apr 2017, 12:12 am

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I'll have to think about it for abit. The cost is kind of high but I think I could afford it. I'm trying to be careful with my money thou so I should probably sleep on it for a couple nights.

Time to consult the Rules of Acquisition. :mrgreen:


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25 Apr 2017, 7:42 pm

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nick007 wrote:
I'll have to think about it for abit. The cost is kind of high but I think I could afford it. I'm trying to be careful with my money thou so I should probably sleep on it for a couple nights.

Time to consult the Rules of Acquisition. :mrgreen:
275 says "Latinum can't buy happiness, but you can sure have a blast renting it".
I just bought it. I waited too late & it's out of stock on that site but I decided to check eBay & got it for $87.95. They had some other listings for alittle more but probably still cheaper or about the same price if you were going to pay with PayPal on that site sense they charge alittle over $4 more for using PayPal than they do for check.


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25 Apr 2017, 11:03 pm

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Darmok wrote:
nick007 wrote:
I'll have to think about it for abit. The cost is kind of high but I think I could afford it. I'm trying to be careful with my money thou so I should probably sleep on it for a couple nights.

Time to consult the Rules of Acquisition. :mrgreen:
275 says "Latinum can't buy happiness, but you can sure have a blast renting it".
I just bought it. I waited too late & it's out of stock on that site but I decided to check eBay & got it for $87.95. They had some other listings for alittle more but probably still cheaper or about the same price if you were going to pay with PayPal on that site sense they charge alittle over $4 more for using PayPal than they do for check.

Wow -- post a picture when it arrives. (If you don't spend it all on stem bolts first.)


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03 May 2017, 7:41 pm

Major mints like the US Mint produce millions of coins a day, so it's inevitable that occasionally things get clogged up:

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If you ever find one like that, hold on to it, because it will be worth a lot more than a penny. :mrgreen:


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13 May 2017, 5:26 pm

There's a minor tradition in the US of carving so-called Hobo Nickels -- regular coins carved out into new designs, usually skulls. Nickels are the most common, but everything from pennies to silver dollars have been made into Hobo coins as well.
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13 May 2017, 6:08 pm

Don't know if this can count as "coins", but a long time ago, these things used to be used as currency in China
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13 May 2017, 10:16 pm

So, the ancient Chinese economy was based on wingnuts?

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14 May 2017, 6:21 am

:D
Or maybe wingnuts were based on ancient Chinese economy.


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21 May 2017, 12:27 am

The coins of ancient Aegina off the coast of Greece are famous for their sea turtles (ca. 450 BC):

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08 Jun 2017, 9:07 pm

Erewhon posted some very nice Darwin coins and currency over in this thread:

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11 Jun 2017, 4:58 pm

Jonah in the whale -- see him? Part of a series illustrating Biblical stories, from Israel.

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02 Jul 2017, 5:53 pm

Around the turn of the last century, mining companies in Chile were issuing their own coinage, some of it made out of vulcanite (hard rubber) and early forms of plastic.

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02 Jul 2017, 9:33 pm

The Parys Mining Company of Anglesey, North Wales, also had its own copper token coinage in the late 18th century. These were struck by the famous Soho Mint in Birmingham UK, and were far more impressive than any previously minted copper coinage.

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06 Jul 2017, 2:58 pm

Not a coin, but I did get a silver certificate in change at the store this week -- and that does qualify as strange. :D

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06 Jul 2017, 3:11 pm

I suppose it might not count as strange, but I just think it's interesting how plain the Peruvian Nuevo Sol is. It's just big block letters that say "One Nuevo Sol." :lol:

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06 Jul 2017, 3:22 pm

I acquired one of these some time ago (Gold Britannia 1 ounce coin). It's legal tender and has a face value of £100, but you'd be crazy to try to spend it as it's worth ten times that.

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